Tratamiento de la artrosis. Intervención enfermera / Arthrosis treatment. Nursing intervention

Este artículo presenta el caso de una paciente con artrosis que reside en un centro de mayores, y que está siendo tratada, principalmente, con fármacos. Debido a su incapacidad se propone una intervención enfermera integral en la que se ha realizado una valoración de la agencia, el déficit, la demanda y los requisitos de autocuidado, y se desarrolla un plan de cuidados integrado básicamente por acciones educativas. El referente teórico que enmarca todo el proceso de cuidado es la Teoría de Autocuidado de Orem. Mediante esta intervención se pretende mejorar la calidad de vida de este tipo de pacientes y destacar la importancia que las acciones de apoyo educativo tienen en el cuidado(AU)

This article presents the case of a patient suffering from arthrosis residing in an elderly home and who is being treated mainly with pharmaceuticals. Due to that patient’s incapacity, an integral nursing intervention plan was proposed; for this plan, an evaluation was carried out by the agency, the deficit, the self-care needs and requirements, and a treatment plan integrated basically of educational action plans was developed. The theoretical reference which provides the framework for this entire process is Orem’s Theory of Self-Care. By means of this intervention, medical professionals hope to improve the life quality for this kind of patient and to highlight the importance that educational action plans have in the treatment of patients(AU)

[Arthrosis treatment. Nursing intervention]. / Tratamiento de la artosis. Intervención enfermera.

This article presents the case of a patient suffering from arthrosis residing in an elderly home and who is being treated mainly with pharmaceuticals. Due to that patient's incapacity an integral nursing intervention plan was proposed; for this plan, an evaluation was carried out by the agency, the deficit, the self-care needs and requirements, and a treatment plan integrated basically of educational action plans was developed. The theoretical reference which provides the framework for this entire process is Orem's Theory of Self-Care. By means of this intervention, medical professionals hope to improve the life quality for this kind of patient and to highlight the importance that educational action plans have in the treatment of patients.